Save the Date: They'll dish about dishes

Published 4:57 pm, Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Schenectady County Public Library series called Cuinary Conversations begins Tuesday, May 29, with writer/farmer Annette Nielsen, who lives with her husband and son on a farm in Salem, Washington County. Nielsen will discuss her books, Northern Comfort: Fall and Winter Recipes from Adirondack Life and Northern Bounty, Spring and Summer Recipes from Adirondack Life. less

Schenectady County Public Library series called Cuinary Conversations begins Tuesday, May 29, with writer/farmer Annette Nielsen, who lives with her husband and son on a farm in Salem, Washington County. ... more

"We'd like to broaden people's horizons about all things culinary because food brings joy to people," said Bradley, who's in charge of adult program.

Washington County writer and cookbook editor Annette Nielsen will be the discussion series' first speaker on Tuesday evening. She'll talk about her books "Northern Comfort" and "Northern Bounty," which feature Adirondacks recipes from the four seasons.

"She's been a sustainable community leader and a farm advocate," said Bradley said of Nielsen, who lives her husband and son on a farm in Salem.

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What: First in a series of Culinary Conversations

Who: North Country food writer/editor Annette Nielsen

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday

Where: McChesney Room, Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady

Cost: Free

Contact: Registration is requested so organizers can plan the right amount of food and drinks. Call the library reference desk at 388-4511.

Her books, which she'll sign, and foods and beverages from their recipes will be available for tasting and purchase.

Bradley said they'll put out hors d'oeuvres and desserts — dishes that are easy to make and transport — rather than full dinners since most people will already have had dinner that evening.

Audience members are encouraged to bring along their favorite cookbooks and brainstorm about future topics for the series.

Culinary Conversations continues at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, with Suvir Saran and Charlie Burd, authors and chefs who also live on a farm in Salem. They will discuss "Masala Farm," their book of stories and recipes "From an Uncommon Life in the Country." For Saran, who is from India, and Burd, who grew up in West Virginia, there's big-city life too. Saran is executive chef at the Manhattan restaurant Devi and chairman of Asian culinary studies at the Culinary Institute of America. Burd manages day-to-day operations for his partner and their upstate farm.

Their presentation will be preceded by the Green Day Market outside City Hall that draws farmers and vendors and hundreds of people from the Capital Region, Hudson Valley and beyond from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday.